The freighter SS Yorkmar, owned by the Bethlehem Steel Company, and operated by the Calmar Line, is aground on an open beach north of Grays Harbor, Washington State, United States. A ship's officer and some members of the crew are seen briefly,on the shore. A Coast Guard helicopter hovers over her stern while carrying a line out to the ship from the shore. Crew members are seen standing in the water near the Yorkmar,and pulling on a line from the ship to the shore. Others climb a rope ladder up the side of the Yorkmar. The crew remains with the ship awaiting tide to refloat her. (Note: The SS Yorkmar, seen here, should not be confused with a ship of the same name that was torpedoed in 1943. This ship was originally a Liberty Ship, launched in 1944, and named the "Walter Kidde." After the war, she was operated by Calmar SS Corporation of New York and renamed the "Yorkmar," in 1947.)
Captain Henrik Kurt Carlsen stays with the SS Flying Enterprise after a hurricane damages it in the North Atlantic. The broken freighter SS Flying Enterprise listing at a 60 degree angle at sea. Views of waves lashing the coast of Europe. Waterfront buildings damaged by the storm. The SS Flying Enterprise is towed towards Falmouth.
The NVA (North Vietnamese Army) invasion of South Vietnam. Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) troops on the streets of Hue, Vietnam. People walk on the street. Houses and trees in the background. ARVN tank moves on the road. Soldiers in the ARVN compound. Children playing. The ARVN truck convoy lined up on a street. The truck convoy on a highway. Mountains and trees in the background. The troops dig in at the base headquarters. Barbed wire entanglements on the ground. (Vietnam War period).
The NVA (North Vietnamese Army) invasion of South Vietnam. Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) troops on the streets of Hue, Vietnam. Soldiers fill sand bags. They dig out mud from a field. F4 Phantom jet make bombing runs. ARVN troops move into position on a road. Smoke from the explosion of bombs. A soldier talks on a radio. (Vietnam War period).
The NVA (North Vietnamese Army) invasion of South Vietnam. Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) troops on the streets of Hue, Vietnam. Women and children refugees board 2 ½ ton trucks. Soldiers help them. Refugees in the trucks. The trucks pass on the road. Trucks pass some dead bodies on side of road. Refugees walk with their luggage. Truck stops to pick up more refugees. Views from back of moving truck as it drives through areas gathering refugees. Other refugees disembark from the trucks. They carry their children and belongings. (Vietnam War period).
The NVA (North Vietnamese Army) invasion of South Vietnam. Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) troops on the streets of Hue, Vietnam. Soldiers stand in a line outside the headquarter. Sign atop headquarters building: 'BCH Tieu-Khu-Thua-Thien'. Vietnamese flag tilts down towards three ARVN APCs (Armored Personnel Carriers) parked in a citadel. The soldiers stand in front of a statue. Vietnamese flag being lowered. President Nguyen Van Thieu comes out of the headquarters building and walks past an Honor Guard towards a jeep. Troops on an APC. Houses and trees in the background. (Vietnam War period).
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